Rocket propelled barrier defense system

An interception system comprising:

• a detection system;
• a launch system;
• and
• a rocket-towed barrier for intercepting a projectile, the rocket-towed barrier including:
• a rocket,
• a launch tube
• a barrier element, and
• a tether system affixed to the barrier and to a fuselage of the rocket,
• wherein the detection system detects the presence of a projectile and generates an instruction in response to the detection,
• wherein the launch system launches the rocket-towed barrier along a trajectory in response to the instruction,
• wherein, before launch, the barrier element is folded and wrapped around the rocket, and the rocket, the barrier element and the tether system are positioned within the launch tube,
• wherein, at launch, the rocket exits the launch tube and pulls the tether system out of the launch tube, and the tether system pulls the barrier element out of the launch tube, and
• wherein the barrier element of the rocket-towed barrier after exiting the launch tube unfolds in an area directly behind the rocket and inflates to a maximum diameter in response to an aerodynamic force applied to the barrier element along the trajectory of the rocket.